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    How clean should CH be after flushing?

    Had it once on an absolute brand new standard rads system The water came out chocolate brown straight away which is not normal on a everything new system it ran brown for at least an hour with filling loop open and hoses on . Only thing i could think of was some joker at the factory had...
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    How clean should CH be after flushing?

    thats a strange colour after all those drains and refills especially on a pressurised system was that also the initial colour or was it a lot dirtier as in brown /black . Yellow/cloudy colour is usually flux residue which would have cleared after a couple of flushes
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    How clean should CH be after flushing?

    Many years ago there was a chemical we used to put into systems to clean them out called DS9 and coincidence was it had to be filled and flushed 9 times and from every single drop then tested with litmus paper to make sure water was now neutral. So you may have a good few more flushes and fills...
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    Wrong Triton shower unit

    the swivel is on the none thermostatic model If you need the water to go in on right hand side then the plug needs removed and fitted into other side
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    Electric shower crisis.

    bite the bullet and change it showers are not that dear probably cheaper than the call out for the leak you caused
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    Which radiators are we buying

    the standard wickes branded rads example here the first 4 rads if you sort by cheapest first the compact is a few mm thinner than the standard type 22 ...
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    EPH combipack 4 program

    https://www.ephcontrols.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/CP4_Datasheet-1.pdf
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    Which radiators are we buying

    wickes rads good quality and price and made by stelrad
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    Smart meter

    An article today, who do you think they will be turning off to save the gas grid going down in a worse case scenario . . A top energy boss has issued a serious warning about the UK's gas reserves ahead of the cold winter months. Centrica chief executive Chris O’Shea said that the country has...
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    Recommended fitting for mains water pipe

    legs are usually screwed to base with a few screws
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    Recommended fitting for mains water pipe

    use compression fittings if you can and get rid of that ballofix valve
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    Smart meter

    Did yous miss it's a gas meter ;)
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    Smart meter

    Dont forget though that millions of them do not work properly approx 4 million at present , they breakdown more than an standard meter and they can do real time pricing so when you want to use it at peak hours they can charge more . And in worse case scenarios in an energy crisis they can turn...
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    Smart meter

    yep just say no at present they cant force you
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    Heat pump installation costs

    yeah if you want 7 hour response times doesnt even come close to the flexible controllability of rads
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    Replacing exposed shower set

    Some come telescopic so no need to cut like this from 850 to 1290. https://www.drench.co.uk/p/drench-round-telescopic-rigid-riser-shower-set
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    Heat pump installation costs

    Best one i heard with a heat pump was standard size 3 bed home with a combi already fitted Heat pump cylinder/ pipe / rad upgrade 17k took in total 30 days no one noticed it had 10 inch concrete floors and ceilings and they were trying to drill through it with battery drills . Dont know how...
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    Heat pump installation costs

    Think this woman maybe able to help you with the amount of information you have given
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    Heat pump installation costs

    one of the reasons why it costs more to install is the installer will already think the customer is gullible because they have chosen a heat pump so are gullible enough to pay what ever they are told . Also people thinking they are getting 7500 off the government so still think they are saving...
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    Heat pump installation costs

    Gas boiler installers can get a heat pump installed for nothing the take up on this has been negligible even with adverts being put in all the trade publications / getting constant emails links on facebook pages etc etc ask your self why its not being taken up for free and people in the trade...
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